IL-6 in inflammation, autoimmunity and cancer

T Hirano - International immunology, 2021 - academic.oup.com
IL-6 is involved both in immune responses and in inflammation, hematopoiesis, bone
metabolism and embryonic development. IL-6 plays roles in chronic inflammation (closely …

IL-6/JAK/STAT3 signaling in breast cancer metastasis: biology and treatment

SG Manore, DL Doheny, GL Wong, HW Lo - Frontiers in oncology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in women. Metastasis is the primary
cause of mortality for breast cancer patients. Multiple mechanisms underlie breast cancer …

Pleiotropy and specificity: insights from the interleukin 6 family of cytokines

M Murakami, D Kamimura, T Hirano - Immunity, 2019 - cell.com
Since the molecular cloning of interleukin-6 (IL-6) in 1986, many other cytokines have been
found to share the same signal transducer, gp130, in their receptor complexes. Thus, the IL …

Interleukin-6 signaling pathway and its role in kidney disease: an update

H Su, CT Lei, C Zhang - Frontiers in immunology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a pleiotropic cytokine that not only regulates the immune and
inflammatory response but also affects hematopoiesis, metabolism, and organ development …

Signaling cross talk between TGF-β/Smad and other signaling pathways

K Luo - Cold Spring Harbor perspectives in biology, 2017 - cshperspectives.cshlp.org
Cytokines of the transforming growth factor β (TGF-β) family, including TGF-βs, bone
morphogenic proteins (BMPs), activins, and Nodal, play crucial roles in embryonic …

Interleukin‐31: The “itchy” cytokine in inflammation and therapy

A Datsi, M Steinhoff, F Ahmad, M Alam, J Buddenkotte - Allergy, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
The cytokine interleukin‐31 has been implicated in the pathophysiology of multiple atopic
disorders such as atopic dermatitis (AD), allergic rhinitis, and airway hyper‐reactivity. In AD …

Interleukin-6: Biology, signaling and strategies of blockade

F Schaper, S Rose-John - Cytokine & growth factor reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
Abstract Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is one of the most important inflammatory cytokines. IL-6 is
unique in signaling via a membrane bound and a soluble receptor. Intriguingly, these two …

Targeting the STAT3 signaling pathway in cancer: role of synthetic and natural inhibitors

KS Siveen, S Sikka, R Surana, X Dai, J Zhang… - … et Biophysica Acta (BBA …, 2014 - Elsevier
Signal transducers and activators of transcription (STATs) comprise a family of cytoplasmic
transcription factors that mediate intracellular signaling that is usually generated at cell …

The role of STAT3 in autophagy

L You, Z Wang, H Li, J Shou, Z Jing, J Xie, X Sui… - Autophagy, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Autophagy is an evolutionarily conserved process in eukaryotes that eliminates harmful
components and maintains cellular homeostasis in response to a series of extracellular …

Mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes promote hepatic regeneration in drug-induced liver injury models

CY Tan, RC Lai, W Wong, YY Dan, SK Lim… - Stem cell research & …, 2014 - Springer
Introduction Mesenchymal stem cell-conditioned medium (MSC-CM) has been shown to
have protective effects against various cellular-injury models. This mechanism of protection …